Catching barbel on the float
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Catching barbel on the float
I fancy a change and like the idea of catching barbel under a float, I've caught loads with big feeders and rods waving in the air but find it a bit boring, using a float appeals much more.
I've never done it at all so any advice regarding gear and bait would be appreciated. I'll be fishing a big, powerful river, not a little stream, so keep that in mind when making suggestions!
Cheers
Dan.
I've never done it at all so any advice regarding gear and bait would be appreciated. I'll be fishing a big, powerful river, not a little stream, so keep that in mind when making suggestions!
Cheers
Dan.
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Re: Catching barbel on the float
Big loafer float, big bait. Just like stepped up grayling fishing when I've done it.
Have you not tried rolling meat? Really exciting mobile method
Have you not tried rolling meat? Really exciting mobile method
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Re: Catching barbel on the float
dannytaylor wrote:Not yet Danny but I intend on taking a spare rod with me to give it a go. I used to fish for all sorts but got into lure fishing and everything else fell by the wayside. I'm not sure why but I've recently felt a need to get back into fishing for other species again.Big loafer float, big bait. Just like stepped up grayling fishing when I've done it.
Have you not tried rolling meat? Really exciting mobile method
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Re: Catching barbel on the float
dannytaylor wrote:+1 for the rolling meat method. Chunks of cocktail sausage works well.Big loafer float, big bait. Just like stepped up grayling fishing when I've done it.
Have you not tried rolling meat? Really exciting mobile method
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Re: Catching barbel on the float
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Re: Catching barbel on the float
Done a bit of trotting for barbel, long rod, "pin" with a float over shotted, over depth and held back rolling meat and the float ledgering method mentioned above is for.....
Cheers Alan
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Re: Catching barbel on the float
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Re: Catching barbel on the float
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Mike J wrote:Grow some quickly oh and by the way, I am a moderatorcookiesdaughtersdad wrote:Done a bit of trotting for barbel, long rod, "pin" with a float over shotted, over depth and held back rolling meat and the float ledgering method mentioned above is for.....
Cheers Alan
Why are you attempting to insult me Allen?
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Re: Catching barbel on the float
yeah!... wind ya neck in Alan! ....."The Pit" has standards!
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Re: Catching barbel on the float
Mike J wrote:WTF, if you find that offensive, stick around you havent seen anything yet. :laughsPlease can the Forum moderators review this members post and act accordingly?
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do a dictionary search of the word gayer,
Six definitions, only one is derogatory, whats to say alan wasnt referring to one of the other five.
Thats over sensitive bullshit.
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Jason Skilton wrote:Jason, why moderate that post?Most modified.
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cookiesdaughtersdad wrote:Mike J wrote:Grow some quickly oh and by the way, I am a moderatorcookiesdaughtersdad wrote:Moderate it backDone a bit of trotting for barbel, long rod, "pin" with a float over shotted, over depth and held back rolling meat and the float ledgering method mentioned above is for ....
Cheers Alan
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Cheers Alan
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Re: Catching barbel on the float
Think Mike was jesting
Back to the barbel.............
Defo give the rolling a go. One time I was barbel fishing and blanking on carpeling tactics. A mate had a go at rolling meat and started to get bites. I had a jig rod and a small fixed spool loaded with 20lb braid with me. So I improvised tied on a size 4 hook stuck a massive piece of meat on, got in my chest waders and found some fast shallow water. The bites where unmissable and the scrap on the light spinning gear was something else. Good times.
Back to the barbel.............
Defo give the rolling a go. One time I was barbel fishing and blanking on carpeling tactics. A mate had a go at rolling meat and started to get bites. I had a jig rod and a small fixed spool loaded with 20lb braid with me. So I improvised tied on a size 4 hook stuck a massive piece of meat on, got in my chest waders and found some fast shallow water. The bites where unmissable and the scrap on the light spinning gear was something else. Good times.
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Re: Catching barbel on the float
Duncan Holmes wrote:I a moderater.....it was reported as offensive.....the word has an offensive meaning.....it was removed.....end of storyMike J wrote:WTF, if you find that offensive, stick around you havent seen anything yet. :laughsPlease can the Forum moderators review this members post and act accordingly?
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do a dictionary search of the word gayer,
Six definitions, only one is derogatory, whats to say alan wasnt referring to one of the other five.
Thats over sensitive bullshit.
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Re: Catching barbel on the float
Jason Skilton wrote:Duncan Holmes wrote:I a moderater.....it was reported as offensive.....the word has an offensive meaning.....it was removed.....end of storyMike J wrote:WTF, if you find that offensive, stick around you havent seen anything yet. :laughsPlease can the Forum moderators review this members post and act accordingly?
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do a dictionary search of the word gayer,
Six definitions, only one is derogatory, whats to say alan wasnt referring to one of the other five.
Thats over sensitive bullshit.
Fair enough,
seams like we have one or two newish members that havent accepted the spirit of the pit.
Would be unfortunate if this becomes a habit.
Slippery slope and all that.
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Re: Catching barbel on the float
Duncan Holmes wrote:No not fair enough! not fair enough at all and that must be a 1st, a moderator moderating a moderator's post for the professionally offended, I am one p****d off Cookie and no Duncan, me being a moderator and being moderated WILL NOT BECOME A HABIT!Jason Skilton wrote:Duncan Holmes wrote:I a moderater.....it was reported as offensive.....the word has an offensive meaning.....it was removed.....end of storyMike J wrote:WTF, if you find that offensive, stick around you havent seen anything yet. :laughsPlease can the Forum moderators review this members post and act accordingly?
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do a dictionary search of the word gayer,
Six definitions, only one is derogatory, whats to say alan wasnt referring to one of the other five.
Thats over sensitive bullshit.
Fair enough,
seams like we have one or two newish members that havent accepted the spirit of the pit.
Would be unfortunate if this becomes a habit.
Slippery slope and all that.
Cheers Alan
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Re: Catching barbel on the float
I saw a fair few replies so I was thinking loads of people had come forward with helpful advice and it turns out some bloke who has only just joined the forum has been offended at f**k all.
I'm offended that my thread is now full of crap.....oh.....wait.....no I'm not. I'm a grown up.
I'm offended that my thread is now full of crap.....oh.....wait.....no I'm not. I'm a grown up.
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Daniel wrote:I saw a fair few replies so I was thinking loads of people had come forward with helpful advice and it turns out some bloke who has only just joined the forum has been offended at f**k all.
I'm offended that my thread is now full of crap.....oh.....wait.....no I'm not. I'm a grown up.
A lot of the best swims for this Daniel are close in deepish runs, especially in the winter and a smallish bait dropper is the only way to feed other wise you will have to walk a few swims upstream to put bait in and then only achieve poor accuracy
What river you thinking?
Cheers Alan
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dannytaylor wrote:Unfortunately he wasnt Danny and I wonder how professionally offended you were that I also implied that rolling meat was also gayers technique?Think Mike was jesting
Back to the barbel.............
Defo give the rolling a go. One time I was barbel fishing and blanking on carpeling tactics. A mate had a go at rolling meat and started to get bites. I had a jig rod and a small fixed spool loaded with 20lb braid with me. So I improvised tied on a size 4 hook stuck a massive piece of meat on, got in my chest waders and found some fast shallow water. The bites where unmissable and the scrap on the light spinning gear was something else. Good times.
Part of the trouble with typical meats is the high fat content, often meaning the meat is buoyant, some meets are better than others, I used to use the extra strong garlic sausage from tescos, nice and firm and sunk but what is very advisable is to add weight in the form of lead wire to the shank of the hook, makes a big difference.
Casting up stream generally and fishing a little bow in the line,bites can be tricky to spot and vary from pulls of sorts to the line falling slack, almost as though its been cut, take plenty of meat as you will strike some off on false takes and as Danny said, great fun!
Barbel can view static baits during the day as being dangerous, so a bait the moves can trick them
Cheers Alan
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